Perioperative Complications Associated with Surgical Positions

Abstract

Surgical positions can result in various complications in the perioperative period. When nonanesthetized patients are placed in a nonphysiological position and feel numbness and pain, they can move their bodies to prevent disorders. However, it is difficult to confirm whether anesthetized patients are in a forced position, occasionally causing serious disorders. As anesthesiologists, we need to acquire correct knowledge regarding surgical positions, understand factors that cause various complications associated with surgical positions, and take appropriate preventive measures. In this manuscript, we explain perioperative peripheral neuropathy and tissue/organ functional impairment as complications associated with surgical positions and describe points requiring attention in the management of the anesthetic stage to prevent various complications.

Laparoscopically Resected Venous Adventitial Cystic Disease that was Difficult to Distinguish from an Ovarian Tumor

“…The peripheral nerves, such as the obturator nerve, first receive damage to the myelin sheath by extension and compression, which cause neurapraxia. Cases with no damage to the axial fiber, as in our case, usually recover naturally within a few weeks or months [7][8][9]. However, in cases in which the nerve is cut during surgery, function is reportedly recovered by suturing the resection stump of the nerve.…”